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Post August 24th, 2007, 10:09 am

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What ever happened to The B&M hyper 2-seat's. All their hypers are the same old 4-seat across. I Mean Goliath at SFMM is probably one of the best B&M's ever made. Thats the only 2-seat ive ever heard of in the US. Do any of you know why the type is so rare[?][?][?][?]

Post August 24th, 2007, 10:17 am

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Goliath is not B&M It's giovanola...there is no such thing as 2 seat B&M Hyper coaster, or a two seat B&M anywhere for that matter.
http://rcdb.com/id615.htm

Post August 24th, 2007, 10:20 am

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OOP's my bad[:I] It sure looked like a B&M. Still they are very rare.

Post August 24th, 2007, 10:23 am

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they are very similar, but goliath isnt b&m

Post August 24th, 2007, 10:23 am

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Does anybody know whether this drop is clothoid or straight?

http://rcdb.com/ig615.htm?picture=16
http://rcdb.com/ig615.htm?picture=9

It looks straight.

Post August 24th, 2007, 10:24 am

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^ i beleive it is ever so slightly clothoid, very hard to tell though.

Post August 24th, 2007, 10:26 am

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Its straight.
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Post August 24th, 2007, 10:30 am

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Acually I can name a couple differences on the track. If you look at anaconda their inverted coaster.



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Post August 24th, 2007, 10:47 am

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From rcdb.com...

Roller Coaster: Anaconda
Amusement Park: Gold Reef City (Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Inverted
Status: Operating since 1999
Make / Model: Giovanola / Inverted Roller Coaster
Designer: Ingenieur B?????????ro Stengel GmbH
Capacity: 600 riders per hour

Length: 2447' 6"
Height: 111' 7"
Inversions: 5
Speed: 55.9 mph
Duration: 1:40
G-Force: 3.5
Elements: Loop
Zero#8722;G Roll (Looping Revolution)
Loop
Double Corkscrew (Double Spiral Turn)


Trains: Single train with 10 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 20 riders.

Post August 24th, 2007, 10:56 am

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Goliath was a pretty bad coaster to me...for the most part it just did some fany turns and hoped to be cool.

Edit- I forgot that they used more cars.

Post August 24th, 2007, 10:58 am

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Well, Nitro has 9*4, so it has max of 36.

Goliath is 6*6, so it has max of 36.

Capacity in half? None down at all. If anything, the time in the station on Goliath is shorter because of fast operating and only two riders a row, so the operators do not have to do 2 riders a row.

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